Faribault, Minnesota: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
31 line items · $18M · starting 2026–2028 · 1 plan
Faribault's published capital plans list 31 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $18M, of which 21 items worth $8M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Water System Improvements at $7M (2025–2029). The ten largest items are listed below; the full list with descriptions and page references is in Klarifi.
A capital improvement plan (CIP) is a city’s multi-year budget for building and replacing infrastructure. The water, sewer and wastewater sections list each project with its budget and the years it is funded, which makes them the earliest public signal that a plant, pump station or pipe network is about to be upgraded, usually two to four years before a contract is awarded.
The largest water and sewer projects in Faribault
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water System Improvements | Water Supply | Water mains and distribution | $7M | 2025–2029 |
| 2 | Sanitary Sewer System Improvements | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $3M | 2025–2029 |
| 3 | WRF Facility Improvements | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $2M | 2028–2029 |
| 4 | Reservoir Rehabilitation | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $2M | 2025 |
| 5 | Primary Clarifier Structural Repairs | Sewer | Clarifiers and settling | $630K | 2026 |
| 6 | 2019 Freightliner Vactor | Sewer | Vehicles and equipment | $572K | 2026 |
| 7 | Water Treatment Plant Garage | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $500K | 2026 |
| 8 | Digester Improvements | Sewer | Anaerobic digesters and biogas | $300K | 2025 |
| 9 | Valve & Hydrant Replacement | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $300K | 2025–2029 |
| 10 | Sanitary Sewer Structure Rehabilitation | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $250K | 2025–2029 |
21 more line items in Faribault, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Faribault line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document. Track new plans as they are adopted and compare with similar projects in other cities.
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$14M
11 items
2026
$2M
9 items
2027
$366K
4 items
2028
$2M
7 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer | 21 | $8M | 43% |
| Water Supply | 7 | $10M | 54% |
| Water Distribution | 3 | $553K | 3% |
Project types in Faribault's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Faribault
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Faribault with 1 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mndot - Heath Creek Rest Area | — | MN0069639 | 1 |
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Faribault capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Faribault’s capital improvement plan or adopted budget. Klarifi extracts the water, sewer and wastewater line items from the published document, keeps the page reference for each one, and assigns a project type from the title and description with a keyword classifier. Figures are planning budgets, not awarded contracts, and can change when a plan is re-adopted.
Documents: CIP 2025–2029 (31 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.